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Latest Industry news – Page 212
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ArticleRenault launches new Euro-6 range
Renault Trucks has launched its long-awaited Euro-6 range of trucks at a glitzy two-day event in Lyon in front of almost 10,000 staff, operators, dealers and press.The decision to completely replace its entire range from 10t to 44t at once is risky, but the firm and its parent Volvo are ...
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ArticleDfT plans to offer longer semi-trailers on first come, first served basis
The DfT will offer longer semi-trailers on a first come, first served basis before next year, after admitting the current timescale for getting the trial's 1,800 units onto the UK's roads will not be met.With around six months to go until the deadline to put the 1,800-plus trailers (at 14.6m ...
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ArticlePulford focuses on Pallet-Track special projects
Pallet Track hub, WolverhamptonPallet-Track has appointed Mark Pulford, who has 14 years’ experience in the pallet network market, to head up a number of special projects.Pulford, who left his role as operations director at rival Palletline in February, was previously director of operations at Pall-Ex.He joins Pallet-Track Services, a ...
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Industry gives cautious welcome to cabotage change
The industry has broadly welcomed the European Commission’s (EC) decision to drop plans to lift cabotage restrictions, but said it wants the current rules to be more rigorously enforced.Brian Yeardley Continental MD Kevin Hopper said more needs to be done in the UK to ensure foreign operators’ work is being ...
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ArticleThe Pallet Network's new hub begins to take shape
The Pallet Network’s (TPN) new hub at Prologis Park Midpoint in Minworth is taking shape ahead of its planned opening next year. The new hub, next to TPN’s current home, is about 50,000ft² bigger, at 367,500ft².TPN MD Adam Leonard said its real advantage would be significantly increased parking space, with ...
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Senior TC Beverley Bell slams Vosa
Senior Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell has lambasted Vosa for “not targeting the serially and seriously non-compliant”, and taking the easy route by going after “nice, but incompetent, small operators”.The allegations were made before the Transport Select Committee as part of its on-going inquiry into the work of Vosa back in ...
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M6 closed for 12 hours after fatal accident
The eastbound carriageway of the M6 was closed for almost 12 hours on Monday (28 May) after a fatal accident involving a car and three LGVs, the Highways Agency has confirmed. The incident, which occurred at 10.48am between junction 1 of the M6 and the M1 motorway at junction ...
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ArticlePetition calling for oil price investigation draws 32,000 signatures
A petition calling for a full investigation into possible price fixing in the UK road fuels market has generated over 32,000 signatures.The petition, set up by fuel price campaign group Fair Fuel UK (FFUK) in mid-May in the wake of a series of raids by EU regulators on firms involved ...
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ArticleForth crossing changes will not lead to fresh tolls
The establishment of a new entity to manage the Forth Road Bridge and the new Forth crossing will not give rise to the reintroduction of tolls there, a spokesman for the current crossing operator has confirmed.Scotland’s parliament passed a bill to set up a new company to manage the crossings ...
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ArticleRegulators and operators share the stage at Microlise conference
Over 400 delegates gathered at Nottingham University for the 2013 Microlise Transport Conference to hear a diverse mix of speakers – introduced by FairFuelUk spokesman Quentin Willson - discuss topics ranging from compliance and enforcement to using technology to improve operational efficiency.Setting the scene, RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning said ...
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UK's first open access Bio-LNG fuelling site opens in Northamptonshire
The UK’s first open access Bio-LNG filling station, a blend of liquefied natural gas and liquid biomethane, opened today (23 May) in Daventry.The site, which is operated by alternative fuels firm Gasrec, will operate in the similar way as a traditional petrol station and is capable of storing enough ...
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ArticleBridgestone UK app goes global
A tyre monitoring app developed by Bridgestone UK that enables users to compare the performance of different tyre brands is being rolled out across other European markets.The Challenge app works by calculating the true cost of tyres over time and shares the performance data with all other users, before ...
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Lack of growth in haulage rates confirms industry's fears
Growth in haulage rates slowed almost to a halt in the first three months of the year, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Average haulage rates grew by just 0.1% against a 2005 baseline in the first quarter of 2013, down from 0.2% during the ...
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Wincanton secures Pernod Ricard Group contract renewal
Wines and spirits supplier Pernod Ricard Group has renewed its UK warehousing and distribution contract with Wincanton, extending their relationship by five years.The operator has provided warehousing, repacking and customer distribution for Pernod Ricard’s brands, which include Absolut, Jameson, Jacob’s Creek and Campo Viejo, since 1995.The new part of the ...
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MP calls for windfall tax if price-fixing in oil sector proves widespread
A windfall tax should be applied to the UK oil sector with the resulting revenues used to cut fuel duty, if the EC’s investigation into alleged price-fixing confirms widespread malpractice, it has been suggested. Robert Halfon, Conservative MP for Harlow and founder of the PetrolPromise.com campaign, said the EC’s decision ...
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FTA Everywoman Awards 2013 winners revealed
Wincanton were the big winners at the sixth annual FTA Everywoman awards, picking up Director of the Year and the Motor Transport-sponsored Rising Star award at the ceremony at London's Savoy Hotel.On Thursday 16 May nine awards were given to female role models in the road transport industry, who - ...
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ArticleUPN reveals identity of first European service provider
Trevor Paul from Twente Express (l) and Andrew Spencer from UPN (r)The United Pallet Network has revealed the identity of the first of its European service partners as Brownhills, West Mids-based Twente Express. UPN revealed in April that it had shaken up its existing European coverage in a move ...
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ArticleMotorway service stations could be forced to display fuel prices
The RHA and motorway service area (MSA) operator Moto have welcomed the prime minister’s plans to force service stations to display fuel prices on motorway signs, but the Petrol Retailers' Association (PRA) believes it will push prices up.RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning said the added transparency will help lower fuel ...
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EC raids prompt calls for fresh investigation into UK oil sector
Calls have been made for further investigations in the UK into alleged price-fixing in the oil industry, after European anti-trust regulators confirmed they had carried out raids on several firms involved in the sector.The raids, which took place on Tuesday 14 May, are reported to have involved BP, Shell, Statoil ...
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Fuel transparency bill is killed off; industry to fight on
MP Robert Halfon’s fuel price transparency bill has been killed off, having failed to make its passage through parliament in time.Halfon’s bill, which received a successful first reading last October, called for the tax take on fuel to be printed on every forecourt receipt.However, last week the Queen’s Speech heralded ...